Kathmandu vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$131
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$3146
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
99
😀 Quality of life
46
95
🏙️ Population
846K
2.15M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 82% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8918th and 1222nd ($419 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and France, respectively. Check Nepal vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6495th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Paris

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Kathmandu Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$16193

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$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
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$288
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$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293